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“I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.”
“A while ago I said that, 'You know, I like a guy - he doesn't have to be all rich and famous - he can be normal.' And I remember I was walking in the mall, and this guy was like, 'Tyra, I'm normal....”
“Anthropology is the science which tells us that people are the same the whole world over - except when they are different.”
“My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.”
“I've felt real pain, and sometimes I channel the exhale coming out of that to write, and those are the songs that give me the most power and the most strength.”
“I make really good pasta sauce. The secret to getting it right is just patience and love.”
“People ask me a lot about the values I got from playing for the Cubs for so many years. The value I got out of it was patience. A lot of people these days are not very patient.”
“Patience is key. You can't get selfish, and that's the number one thing I've learned at WWE. The world continues to go round, and I just knew - given the right opportunity and the right moment - th...”
“Even when I was a teen model, I didn't think it was fair that I had to enter the acting world to get insurance.”
“I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first. My mother always told me that came first.”
“Making music is an emotional thing. And when you're on a video shoot with 50 people there, you have to somehow, in a non-emotional way, say what you want and not feel guilty for it. And that takes ...”
“There is one thing in this good old world that is positively sure - happiness is for all who strive to be happy - and those who laugh are happy. Everybody is eligible - you - me - the other fellow....”
“You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace.”
“I created 'America's Next Top Model' one-hundred percent. I was in my kitchen making tea one morning, and I looked out the window, and the idea popped into my head. I wanted it to be 'American Idol...”
“When I wake up in the morning, I feel like a billionaire without paying taxes.”
“In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it's modern architecture.”
“In my day, the only people who achieved real independence were my father, Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin, who, with D. W. Griffith, formed United Artists. Other than that, everybody belonged to ...”
“I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.”
“Global warming will threaten our crops, so natural food will be scarce. Hourglass, curvy bodies will be the aspirational beauty standard, representing that those women have access to bounties of fu...”
“I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.”
